Boulters Riverside Brasserie & Terrace Bar-Maidenhead reviews

Review added 19/02/2015 21:28 by lizzyk

Had a lovely lunch at Boulters yesterday. The food was excellent although a bit limited for the vegetarian with me. It was leaning towards red meat and even chicken was scarce, however fish was great and some yummy puddings.

Review added 12/02/2014 13:36 by jennipher

If you're looking for a great sunday lunch, whether it's summer or winter - with fabulous views of the river Thames - then this is the place
I've eaten Sunday lunch with friends and family many times at Boulters and never been disappointed.
I love the buzz about the place - always good to know the kitchen is busy preparing some great food.
Long may it continue!

Review added 24/10/2013 20:07 by anon

The restaurant is lovely here, we went with friends who commented that it was more like being the the Maldives than Maidenhead with the view. Make sure you ask for a window table. The food is lovely and the service is so nice and kind. Perfect for a special occasion.

Review added 29/03/2013 12:59 by anon

Booked a table for Innis & Gunn Craft Beer Tasting Evening to celebrate my Birthday. I don’t care much for beer, but for the price of £45 per person I expected the food on the set menu to be very good. What a disappointment! To summarise, all four entries on the menu had the same taste (very sweet) and the same texture (very soft). I couldn’t taste smoked salmon in the starter, because it was drenched in sweet marmalade. In the second course, quail was glazed with honey, but to make matters worse, the potato cake was flavoured with vanilla. For the main course, beef (steak? cake? what?) was swimming in disgustingly sweet liquorice. When the dessert arrived (treacle tart and ice cream), I couldn’t even look at it. The bitter taste of beer served with the meal, only highlighted the sweet taste of each course. The consistency of each entry was aimed at toothless customers: even beef was so overcooked, it fell into shreds upon the first touch with a fork. All in all, a total disaster and at £45 per person!

Review added 19/08/2012 18:33 by matthew halliday

I almost choked on a great big long hair inthe Royal sauasge and mash meal from the bar terrace. Upon informing the waitress we we're informed that no one from the kitchen had that colour hair and they offered us a pint of fosters in compenstaion. What a joke. Absolutely disgusted with the customer service especially when paying over inflated prices for what is pretty standard food. Will not ever be eating there again.

Review added 20/06/2012 14:55 by anon

We chose to have our wedding-reception at Boulters Restaurant, and what a good choice this turned out to be. Everything was absolutely WONDERFUL!!!! Brilliant staff, excellent food, very reasonable prices as well as beautiful romantic surroundings and atmosphere.

Review added 23/05/2012 15:52 by Kate L

A beautiful restaurant, with great food and service, perfect for a special occasion. I recommend a seat near the edge to get the best view of the amazing location of the restaurant - which is right on the Thames.

Review added 15/04/2012 12:48 by James

I posted a very poor review of this place here a couple of years ago, well I returned this weekend and what a turn around! The location is of course still magnificent and the service was efficient and unobtrusive, but the food this weekend, was exquisite! One of the best meals I've eaten anywhere, beautifully presented and an amazing array of flavours on every dish. If they are consistently this good, they deserve Michelin recognition.

Review added 21/10/2011 11:26 by Sarah B

I recently visited the Terrace bar with friends and spent a wonderful afternoon drinking cocktails, enjoying the great food and the fabulous view.

Service was great and the ambience was relaxed - we are planning the next visit already!

Review added 11/08/2011 20:24 by Louise Challis

Contrary to the last reviewer's feelings, I have nothing but praise for the restaurant. The food is good the staff are friendly and the views are lovely. I look slightly large in the mirror in the ladies loo,but that could be my fault!!

Review added 08/06/2011 12:35 by K Folley

My recent visit to Boulters Restaurant & Bar was one of the best evenings out in Maidenhead that I have had in a long while! Having not been there for some tme, I was reminded of why I like it so much; beautiful river views, excellent service, great menu and a lovely ambience. It is somewhere that my partner and I will be going back to often. I would not hesitate to recommend it.

Review added 29/03/2011 22:13 by anon

Have been to Boulters Inn several times recently and have had a lovely experience each time. I would thoroughly recommend the bar meals - Shepherds Pie and the Sausage and Mash are superb! Have also enjoyed several mornings sitting out on the sunny balcony with a cup of their delicious coffee and a pastry! Perfect for any occasion!

Review added 20/01/2011 11:29 by Berkshire Fan

As a family we often go to Boulters Lock Restaurant. We always eat downstairs in the main restaurant. We have NEVER been disappointed with the food, it is delicious, they maintain a standard only seen in London and its great for the people from the shires to be able to experience food like this. They've recently changed the menu to more brasserie style which is even better, everything is delicious here. The chefs really know how to create special dishes. They are worthy of at least one Michelin star and very soon, they deserve it. This place is fantastic not to be missed !

Review added 18/10/2010 10:10 by Mark Wardle

I came to the restaurant on October 5th, 2010 - our anniversary.

We arrived early and were greeted with no shock for doing so as we stated that we would like to have a drink upstairs beforehand. The new bar and layout was great - clean and tidy. The staff were very welcoming. I went to the bar and looked at the ales on offer. Information was given on the strengths of the ales and the locality of the breweries.

We made our way downstairs. The meal was fantastic (I had the Beef Shin). I have NEVER tasted anything so succulent and tender. It was perfect.

The evening was made complete for my wife when the flowers I had arranged to be delivered to Boulters were brought out to our table. We just didnt want to leave, so we went back upstairs for another couple of drinks.

I do apologise for being so informative, but the staff and surroundings are an asset to Maidenhead and I felt that you should be made aware of customer satisfaction as we are all so quick to complain, but never so to praise !

My only fault I have with Boulters is that I am now 100% addicted to Tribute beer !!!!!!



Thanks again and we were SO impressed that we are now looking forward to spending Christmas Day with you.

Review added 13/10/2010 13:36 by Phil Edwards

I've been before but this was my first expereince of the new Brasserie. It's still fabulous. The risotto starter was perfect, I tried the Muntjaq main which was wonderful and the souflee was simply out of this world. They could use more than the 3 staff they had on the night but was told by the owner that staff returning to university had left them a bit short that night. They are heading for numerous culinary awards in my opinion and it is very very affordable. Bravo

Review added 17/08/2010 10:47 by Tom R

Ate in the Brasserie for my 21st Birthday recently, this place is 3 Rosettes minimum. I didn't tell anybody what the occasion was for but it was obviously noticed or overheard by the Maitre d who arranged for happy birthday to be piped onto my dessert plate in chocolate - great touch.

Review added 30/07/2010 10:46 by A happy regular

Great Food and Great Service everytime I go. I can not speak for others but I would not pay too much attention to other reviews as they don't do the place justice.

Review added 13/07/2010 14:56 by PJ

One star is too good!

Took my wife there for 'coffee and dessert' on the upstairs terrace after a mid-week early evening out. The place was only one-quarter full but no one wanted to serve us. When we finally attracted someone's attention, we were told they don't serve dessert any longer, even though the menu posted outside said they did.

The level of disdain ensured that we won't go back there and were glad that we did not give them any money.

Shame, as we live just around the corner and the setting is perfect for a warm evening.

Review added 08/06/2010 14:14 by David

Stunning in every sense. Ate with my wife in the restaurant and had a meal worthy of a Michelin star. Service was attentive but not overbearing and the food was good value for money. We had a drink in the bar afterwards and it was packed. I agree that previous reviews are unkind as clearly any problems have now been sorted. Try it sooner rather than later, you won't be disappointed!

Review added 19/12/2009 09:25 by TG

We went last night for our Christmas Party with a group of seven friends and it was absolutely awful. We had booked the table nearly two months ago and pre ordered our food from the Christmas menu. We turned up slightly early and were told our food wouldnt be served until the time the table was booked for which was fair enough, however it turned up nearly an hour after this time. When it did arrive it was awful the soup was cold and the pate was like eating a slab of fat. Onto the main course where the apple sauce with the pork was acidic, all the vegetables with the roast turkey option were raw and the turkey was cold. Finally on to the pudding where the chocolate brownie was stale. We complained to the waitress only to be told the manager would come and talk to us, we waited another half an hour for him to appear, nothing happened so was aksed again only to be told he was too busy to come and see us. We were all very disappointed, great setting but awful food that wasnt worth half the price and awful service by the manager. I would not recommend this to anyone and none of us will ever be going back there again. How could they get it so badly wrong?

Review added 05/06/2009 15:47 by A Cookham Resident

Having heard excellent reviews of Boulters since its renaissance, elected to go there on my birthday. Beautiful evening and we had a table by the windows, looking up the river. To get a booking at fairly short notice we had to take an early timing (7.00pm) but the restaurant was "pleasantly full" all the time we were there.

Excellent menu, which the food lived up to. Similar in price,style and quality to the White Oak in Cookham. Would have given it 4 stars but for two issues, firstly the wine list which I think is overpriced and, secondly the service. The staff are pleasant young people, but lack experience and do not get sufficient support and guidance.

Review added 18/03/2009 18:47 by James

Sadly the service was slow, many things on the menu were unavailable and much of the food wasn't even mediocre. The setting is superb of course, it's a shame that the new owners can't match the location with a suitably impressive dining experience. The chips were nice though.